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Frasers Group shares tumbled more than 6% after RBC Capital Markets lowered its rating to 'underperform', saying the stock has outpaced its fair value despite an upgraded price target. RBC’s analysis highlights modest EPS upgrades from buybacks, potential accretion from the Hugo Boss offer and a meaningful rise in net debt-to-EBITDA leverage should…
Italy's competition authority has opened a formal investigation into Apple Inc., Apple Distribution International Ltd and Apple Italia Srl to determine whether the company's iOS and iPadOS operating systems provide third-party consumer cloud services with free and effective interoperability as required by the Digital Markets Act. The regulator says…
International Workplace Group plc has announced a trio of senior leadership changes. Founder Mark Dixon will transition from chief executive officer to executive chair after almost 38 years at the helm. Christian Schmitz has been appointed CEO and joined the board, while Douglas Sutherland moves from non-executive chair to deputy chair to support t…
Bank of America upgraded ExxonMobil to a Buy from Neutral, keeping a $154 price target. The bank says the recent pullback in the stock means it now reflects a lower long-term oil price than earlier highs implied, leaving limited fundamental downside and a leveraged upside if oil rises again. Analysts cited Middle East production shutdowns, integrat…
British and broader European equities inched higher as markets weighed a memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran, with traders awaiting a formal signing in Geneva later this week. Energy benchmarks slipped as participants priced in a partial reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, while domestic UK political and utility issues add…
Rathbones PLC shares fell sharply after the firm disclosed the results of a Financial Conduct Authority-commissioned Skilled Person Review, which found material gaps in how the company applied Consumer Duty obligations and structured compliance in its UK Wealth Management division. The group has paused onboarding new clients who require Enhanced Du…
European equities traded cautiously on Tuesday after recent gains tied to easing geopolitical tensions. The STOXX 600 edged up marginally, while major national benchmarks posted modest rises. Market attention has moved from the immediate effects of the truce toward macroeconomic questions, notably inflation and borrowing costs, with corporate margi…
Goldman Sachs has identified Alibaba, JD.com and NetEase as its preferred China internet exposures for the second half of 2026, citing stabilising consumption trends and expectations of selective earnings recoveries. The bank prioritised cloud and data infrastructure, upgraded games and entertainment to second place, and relegated eCommerce and mob…
Tokyo markets ended Tuesday with the Nikkei 225 rising 0.21% to record a new all-time high. Broad sector strength led by Real Estate, Banking and Textile names powered the rally, while market breadth showed more decliners than advancers. Commodity and currency markets posted modest moves, with crude and Brent slipping and the dollar index edging up…
Goldman Sachs has highlighted several Japanese IT services firms that it believes have clear pathways to sustained profit growth driven by AI deployment, digital transformation work and targeted restructuring. The bank outlines multi-year profit or EBITDA growth targets from NEC, Fujitsu, Nomura Research Institute and NTT Data, and views margin imp…
Rathbones Group Plc has completed a Skilled Person Review following discussions with the Financial Conduct Authority and identified shortcomings in its UK Wealth Management business related to Consumer Duty implementation and certain compliance and oversight arrangements. The firm will implement a two-year program to address the recommendations, pa…
Australian equities finished marginally higher on Tuesday, with the S&P/ASX 200 rising 0.04% to reach a one-month high. Gains in select gold, energy and utilities names supported the index, while several miners posted notable declines. Market breadth favored losers over winners and implied volatility ticked up modestly.
UBS lowered its recommendation on Siegfried Holding AG from "buy" to "neutral" and trimmed its 12-month price target by one-third to CHF80, citing slower-than-expected capacity rollouts, demand volatility tied to a top-10 customer, and a smaller near-term contribution from a recently closed U.S. acquisition. The broker also reduced earnings and gro…
Chinese artificial intelligence developer DeepSeek has closed its inaugural financing round, raising in excess of 50 billion yuan (about $7.4 billion) and achieving a valuation above $50 billion. The round required investors to commit funds into a limited partnership controlled by CEO Liang Wenfeng and enforces a five-year lockup on investor shares…
Next-generation 'wingman' drones, designed to fly alongside manned fighters and provide sensors, jamming and weapons capacity, dominated displays at a recent Berlin airshow. European and U.S. defence firms are advancing collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) and associated networks amid debates over building sovereign defence capabilities. Several com…
Taiwan's benchmark advanced at the close, with the Taiwan Weighted rising 2.36% as strength in the Glass, Plastic and Electricity sectors pushed the market higher. Several large movers posted double-digit percentage swings, while some smaller names hit multi-year lows. Commodity prices for crude, Brent and gold eased and key currency measures showe…
Barclays has upgraded Porsche AG from 'underweight' to 'equal weight' and increased its price target to €50, citing steadier consensus earnings revisions and an absence of imminent negative catalysts. The broker lowered 2026 and 2027 underlying EBIT estimates, projects falling deliveries through 2027 before recovery in 2028, and notes that the stoc…
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Go Inc., a taxi and ride-hailing operator, raised 88.6 billion yen ($552.6 million) in what was Japan's largest initial public offering this year. The company's shares opened in Tokyo and surged as much as 23% above the ¥2,400 offering price before easing; they were 8.8% higher after the midday break. The IPO attracted anchor commitments and the co…
KPMG's unfolding audit-leak controversy has intensified pressures on the Big Four accounting firms in Australia, at a time when federal government awards of new contracts to KPMG, PwC, Deloitte and EY have already dropped markedly. Government procurement data show a sharp decline in new business revenue from the federal government for the Big Four …
MMG's stock dropped sharply after the miner announced a combined fundraising package of about HK$12.6 billion via a discounted share placement and zero-coupon convertible bonds. Investors reacted to the immediate dilution from new shares and the potential future dilution embedded in the convertible bonds, sending the stock to a session low before a…
EVE Energy's shares climbed sharply after the company released preliminary guidance showing substantial year-over-year profit and revenue gains for the first half of 2026. Management cited product upgrades, service improvements and process optimization as drivers, while strategic capacity investment and a large overseas storage order reinforced con…
Tata Consultancy Services will record a total payment of $220 million after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal in a trade secrets dispute brought by Computer Sciences Corp. and DXC Technology. The high court's action leaves in place a $168 million damages award to DXC. TCS had already reserved $150 million and will add a one-time $70…
OpenAI recorded $34 billion in spending during 2025, driven mainly by research and development and sales and marketing outlays, and posted a net loss near $39 billion as it prepares for a planned IPO. The company’s expenses far outpaced reported revenue of about $13 billion, prompting operational cuts, pricing changes and the shelving of noncore pr…
Auto repair shops in Tokyo and dealerships in the United States have faced months-long shortages of motor oil, paints and other petroleum-derived supplies after the Middle East conflict disrupted shipments through the Strait of Hormuz. Industry executives and trade groups say a preliminary U.S.-Iran agreement may stop the fighting but is unlikely t…
